Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-30


ASSOCIATION DOES NOT THINK rs NKNBxRs vIo-
LATE TIE CIvnrsIKvlCR Law.
Mr. W. F. shuckers, the superintendent OF the
Pension building who Is vice president Of the iii.
nois Democratic Association, said to STAR re.
porter with relation to the letter from Commits.
sioner Oberiy published elsewhere In tn. starr,
that when the association was formed there was
no idea that 1t was violation OF the Law. It was
not he said an object Of the association TO do any
ton to bring together socially Illinois democrats
who happened to be temporarily residing In
or contributed any money for political purposes
and did not attempt any censorship over the
Departments to see II republicans were en-
any sort OF politics, work whatever. The asso.
cation as they decided to do at their meeting last
night would od,o test the legal sou1dness Of M
continue as an organization. II the courts de-
cided that the association was in violation OF
the Ctvfl-Service law, the members were all good
enough citizens to disband.
THERE ARE SIX OR SEVEN DEMOCRATIC AssocrA-
TONS,
besides associations OF republicans formed OF
clerks In the Departments The republican asso-
Citations have fallen into very inactive state since
cratic associations are more prosperous, but all
the associations claim that they are not political
In character.
WHAT PRESIDENT WALSH, OF TIE NEW YORK Assoc1A-
TON, SAYS.
Nj. Walsh, the superintendent OF the Treasury
building, is president OF the New York Associa
ton. He said to q STAR reporter to-day that he
did not think Commissioner Oberly's letter could
apply to the New York Association since It
is entirely q social organization" he said. can
assembling together OF New York democrats for
the purpose OF knowing each other. The fact that
man belongs to the association, or that he does
not belong, has no effect upon his position
IN the Government service. We DO not RECON-
mend appointments or disIntssals, and we do not
tickets for clerks to 60 home to vote were secured
through the associations banding together num-
Der for clerk rates, but we have stopped that
berS OF the association are not Government en-
ployes and, in fact, we have some republican
members-two or three prominent republicans"
IT WOULD BREAK THEM UP.
Some other members Of the same association
expressed the opinion that II the opinion Of
Commissioner Oberly-that to contribute to the
support of such an association was making
political contributions, or rather, the collection
OF fees for this purpose was collecting political
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sustained, then the New
York Democratic Association and all Of the
others would be broken up.
The San Carlos Indian Troubles.
WHY THE RED MEN DECIDED NOT TO CONE IN.
The latest Information about the Indian troubles
at the San Carlos agency, Arizona, is from capt.
Pierce, In command OF the reservation, who says
that when the sheriff came, with twenty men, Es-
kmizin agreed to surrender with his men, and ar
rangements were made for the trial next
day before Judge Scott at San Pedro
the next morning. That night, however, armed
white men came from all directions, and when
Esktmizin learned OF the situation he decided not
charge OF The agency. The judge and district at
tOrney disagreed as to jurisdiction, and the six
Indians were taken to Florence for trial.